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Leola

/ˈlɛlə/ · 100% girls · 17 born in 2025

Leola has been given to about 28,181 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɛlə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,182
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leola per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 855
  • Born in 202517
  • All time28,181

How popular is Leola?

Its best year was 1920, when 855 babies were given the name, ranking 226th. The typical living American called Leola is about 81 years old today.

Names that sound like Leola

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lola0.80
  2. Leila0.80
  3. Lela0.80
  4. Leona0.79
  5. Leyla0.80
  6. Leela0.80
  7. Leora0.79
  8. Leota0.79

Middle names for Leola

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leola Josephine0.84
  2. Leola Rose0.83
  3. Leola June0.82
  4. Leola Pearl0.82
  5. Leola Quinn0.82
  6. Leola Nell0.82

Sibling names for Leola

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.96
  2. Goldiesister · 0.95
  3. Estellesister · 0.94
  4. Florasister · 0.93
  5. Archiebrother · 0.89
  6. Otisbrother · 0.88

Where Leola is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Leola White0.78
    2. Leola Reyes0.78
    3. Leola Nguyen0.78
    4. Leola Moore0.78
    5. Leola Hill0.78
    6. Leola Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Leola

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.